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Do you really want to be a saint? Or perhaps you already live a life where you could remain just as you are – with your small joys, personal convictions, and occasional missteps – and in the end, someone would simply smile and say, “Your life, that’s a handbook of sainthood.” If you haven’t quite reached that point yet, this book might just be for you.

Sainthood isn’t reserved for exceptional days or extraordinary people. It’s a simple, everyday courage to look at your life a little differently. You might start with your own head: try standing on it, turning everything upside down. Out will tumble all your thoughts, habits, and memories – the good, the bad, the downright ugly, the useful, and the seemingly pointless. You might find a few golden fragments, perhaps a reminder of how you once helped someone. You may see a few shards – things you broke or that bring a sting of regret. And then, there might be a small plastic trinket from a Kinder egg. It may look like a bit of useless rubbish, but then you remember hiding it in the woods once and bringing joy to children. Even the most insignificant things can be magical, if we let them light up our world.

Shine a light on it all.

Then comes the next step – putting all those things back in your head. Not everything you find has to stay; the real dirt can be quietly swept away. But all the other bits and pieces, whether they’re golden nuggets or a bit of plastic for light-heartedness, should go back in. There’s no need to fill your mind with pure gold – that would make it far too heavy. We need a few small, whimsical things that remind us life doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.

This book brings you moments with saints who walked their own paths, often filled with trials, as they searched for light – they stumbled, they got lost, but they never stopped moving forward. Each of these saints is a reminder that sainthood is neither distant nor unattainable. It’s surprisingly close, found in everyday life and in those moments when we dare to stand on our heads, shake everything out, shine a light on it, and tidy up. Just as saints are depicted with halos, we too can have our own inner light, illuminating our path to sainthood – a path where, alongside pure gold, there’s a bit of disorder and seemingly pointless trinkets, like a tiny figure from a Kinder egg or a carved whistle, reminding us of the joy in simple things.

Pursue sainthood along the middle way. Tidy up just enough.

Resist the urge to have everything perfectly ordered in your head. Let it be pleasant for you (and for those around you) to be with yourself, but don’t wear yourself out.

A modest pile of dirty laundry is perfectly fine. But remember, it won’t wash itself. Now and then, you need to put it in the washing machine. But you don’t have to wash it alone. Don’t hesitate to ask someone for help. (And you can pursue sainthood from Monday to Sunday.)

The path to sainthood leads to the source of light. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (beginning of the Gospel of John)

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